Praying for the 10/40 Window

Nazarenes Reaching Out to the Unreached

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Missions statistics from the places of the 10/40 Window:
  • Center of population:Two-thirds of the world's population -- more than 4.4 billion people -- live in the 10/40 Window.
  • Unreached and unevangelized: 90% of the people living in the 10/40 Window are unevangelized. Many have never heard the Gospel message even once. There are either no Christians or not enough of a Christian movement in many cultures of the 10/40 Window to carry out vibrant near-neighbor evangelism. If those groups are to be evangelized, believers will need to leave their own culture and enter another one where they will seek to plant the gospel, perhaps even learning a new language in order to communicate. Such cross-cultural evangelism is required because there are people groups with no church movements that are understandable or relevant to them.
    • Good news: There's a difference between unreached and unreachable. In 1989 there were only four known Christians living in Mongolia. That country now has an estimated 10,000 indigenous believers. Also, Christian television programming can now be received in many closed 10/40 Window nations.
  • Poverty: Eighty-five percent of those living in the 10/40 window are the poorest of the world's poor. [ PowerPoint on Third World development ]
    • Good news: Christians delivered more than $1 million worth of food to just one 10/40 Window refugee camp in a recent year. In one North African country that is hostile to the Gospel, abundant rain fell after an Easter service. A local news channel reported, "Christians have brought rain to the desert."
  • World religions: Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are centered within the 10/40 Window.
  • Least evangelized cities: Half of the world's least evangelized cities are in this window.

New Missionary Books for 2015/2016

Revival Fires   by Howie Shute
Imagine a witch doctor marching up a district assembly aisle with his tools burning above his head in surrender to the Lord. Imagine bullets spattering around your boat as guerillas fire away. Imagine a village chasing you for revenge because too many people have turned to Jesus.
You don’t have to imagine...former missionary and current pastor Howie Shute, brings these stories and more to life as he recounts the Holy Spirit’s work in the Horn of Africa.
Does God still move in hearts and lives today as he did in the early days of the disciples? This book answers that question with a resounding Yes!

World Changers – MKs and Where they are now   by Ellen Decker
What is the rest of the story for kids raised in missionary families? What are they like when they grow up? Do they find it hard to fit into a more routine or perhaps Western society? Do they become missionaries themselves or find their own calling? Do they regret having a childhood that’s so much different than many of the people they encounter later in life?
This book takes a look at several adults who were MKs, and notes how each one’s childhood played a part in shaping the World Changer the adult has become.
Intriguing! Inspiring!

Once Upon an Island   by Bessie Black
Bob and Bessie Black were content and fulfilled. They had their farm and at middle age, their lives were all planned out...or so they thought.
When God began placing missions on their hearts, they were confused. After all, they weren’t called to preach and teach. Bob was a farmer and handyman, not a pastor.
Then the adventure began! These farmers learned that God can use the gifts He’s given us in unexpected ways, when we’re willing to use those gifts for the purposes He chooses.
A fun, fascinating read!

Extreme Nazarene: 40/40 Peru   by Pat Stockett Johnston
What happens when you put together two people who have never met before to become a ministry team? Add the twist of one of them being a Latin American, and one being a non-Latin person. Then send them out to work, witness, and build the kingdom together.
Extreme Peru 40/40 shares the stories of Callie Pugel and Carmen Sanchez Cueva; Alex Adams and Eli Herrera Garcia; Timothy Mong and Dan­iel Rojas Villena—three pairs of 40/40 missionary volunteers, ranging in age from eighteen to thirty-four, who spent twenty-seven months in Peru, and their leaders Tyler and Amy Liebelt.
Read about the big challenges, unexpected blessings, and great ministry in these young adults’ own words!

Kingdom Advance   by Dorli Gschwandtner & Sarah Dandge
What occurs when two worlds collide?
“I can see you are newcomers here,” he said. “If you are business people I can help you. Can we talk secretly?”
The smuggler saw no conflict. After all, these travelers would be perfect distribution points for his wares. And he was the one who would decide if the JESUS Film team would be able to share the gospel. If they won his favor, the show would go on, if not, they would be banished from villages that desperately needed God’s touch. Which would prevail: The smuggler’s way? Or the gospel way?
This book is a double treasure as the authors tell stories about people, places, and experiences in South Asia and India.

12:7 Serve   Compiled by David Gonzalez & Joel Tooley
The journey of ministry is like any other aspect of life—it’s filled with highs and lows, ups and downs, ebbs and flows. However, it’s important to note that ministry to others, in its richest form, is when we take the form of a ser­vant as Scripture guides us in Philippians 2:5-7.
What happens when 12 young adults choose to focus part of their lives solely to developing and using their gift of serving—and, ultimately use those acts of service to make Christlike disciples in the nations?
Through this global endeavor sponsored by Nazarene Youth International and the Youth Mobilization ministry of the Mesoamerica Region, 12 students from around the world served up good works and Christ in 7 Mesoamerica countries.
Cars, bicycles, buses, motorcycles, burros, subways, airplanes, and a lot of walking—this was a journey of leadership and a journey of humility . . . .
And a journey of joy!

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10/40 Window

Statistical data on unreached people groups / prayer points:The statistics of the numbers of non-Christians can be staggering [ fate of the unevangelized? ]

  • 865 million unreached Muslims or Islamic followers in 3330 cultural sub-groupings
  • 550 million unreached Hindus in 1660 cultural sub-groups
  • 150 million unreached Chinese in 830 groups
  • 275 million unreached Buddhists in 900 groups
  • 2550 unreached tribal groups (which are mainly animistic) with a total population of 140 million
  • Forming a smaller -- though important -- unreached group are the 17 million Jews scattered across 134 countries
  • Good news: Missions researcher David Barrett says the country with the most rapid Christian expansion ever is China where there are 10,000 new Christian converts every day.
  • Unreached people group of the day (photo and description)
Bible translation availability
  • At least some part of Scripture has been translated into 2,212 of the world's 6,500 languages
    • 366 languages have the entire Bible
    • 928 other languages have the New Testament
    • Individual books (such as the Gospel of John) are available in 918 additional languages
  • 80 percent of the world's people have access to at least some portion of the Bible in a language they can understand.
"I will praise you among the nations, O Lord" -- Psalm 18:49
Read Your Missionary Books! 
Get Educated! 
This year's books are available in printed form or on CDs and can be checked out. See Opal at the Welcome Center or Darla Bridges.
Start Reading & Listening Today!
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